Re: Problems loading firmware using built-in drivers with kernels that use initramfs.

From: Liam Girdwood
Date: Wed Aug 26 2015 - 05:00:49 EST


On Wed, 2015-08-26 at 08:29 +0000, Jie, Yang wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Liam Girdwood [mailto:liam.r.girdwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

> > I think the options are to either :-
> >
> > 1) Don not support audio DSP drivers using topology data as built-in drivers.
> > Audio is not really a critical system required for booting anyway.
> >
> > 2) Create a default PCM for every driver that has topology data on the
> > assumption that every sound card will at least 1 PCM. This PCM can then be
> > re-configured when the FW is loaded.
>
> Yep, this case is quite similar with what Linus described.
>
> Is it possible that we can probe pcm device after firmware is loaded for this
> case?
>

The PCM devices are defined in the topology data so it is only possible
to create the PCM device *after* the firmware is loaded in these
drivers.

Liam

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